Proverbs 19
1 Better to be poor but honest than stupid and tell lies.
Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 It's not good to be someone who doesn't think. If you rush, things go wrong.
Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
3 People mess up their lives by their own stupidity, and then get angry with the Lord.
The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.
4 If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.
Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.
5 A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
6 Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.
Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.
7 If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.
All the brethren of a poor [man] hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth [them] with words, — they are not [to be found].
8 If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.
He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9 A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.
A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
10 It's not right for stupid people to live in luxury, and it's even worse for a slave to rule over leaders.
Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 When a king gets angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; but his kindness is as soft as dew on the grass.
The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13 A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14 You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
15 Lazy people are often fast asleep, but idleness means they're hungry.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 Keep the commandments, and you'll live; despise them and you'll die.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
17 If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.
He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
18 Discipline your son while there's still hope, but don't kill him.
Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.
19 People who often get angry have to pay the penalty; if you help them, you'll have to do it again.
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction so that you'll eventually become wise.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21 Human beings make many plans in their minds, but the final decision is the Lord's.
Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
22 The most desirable thing in anyone is trustworthy love; it is better to be poor than a liar.
The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
23 Honoring the Lord is life, and you will rest contentedly, safe from harm.
The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.
24 Lazy people put their hands in a dish, and won't even lift the food to their mouths.
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
25 If you punish someone who mocks, you may help an immature person to learn. Correct the wise, and they become wiser.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.
26 A son who abuses his father and chases away his mother brings shame and disgrace.
He that ruineth [his] father and chaseth away [his] mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
27 My son, stop listening to my instruction and you'll soon give up following wisdom.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A crooked witness makes a mockery of justice; and the wicked wolf down evil.
A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
29 Punishment is ready for those who mock; flogging is ready for the backs of the stupid.
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.
